Figurative Language : it's really nice!

Figurative language is the use of words in an interesting way deviated from the conventional order and meaning to convey a profound and complicated meaning, colorful writing, clarity, and various styles. There are about 10 techniques I learned and practiced consisting of Onomatopoeia, Repetition, Personification, Metaphor, Simile, Alliteration, Hyperbole, Flashback, Symbolism, and Imagery.

1. Onomatopoeia

Onomatopoeia is the sound of the word that is the noise that it makes. It is used to make the reader feel that they are in the situation and they are hearing the sound.

Example: Arghh, Achoo, Ahem, Bang, Puf 

 

 CHOOOOOO!

2. Repetition

Repetition is to use repeating words or phrases to make the reader feel to the point of that situation.  Example: Can you please help me please, please please, please….

3. Personification

Personification is to put human characteristics( cry, angry, mad, happy, etc.) in a non-living thing.

Example: The sky cries (raining).

 

The sky is crying harder when the Thai officer is watering the plants while raining.

4.Metaphor

Metaphor is to compare something to something else by not using the word (like) or (as).

Example: Khaopoon, one of my classmates, is a nuclear bomb soccer player. (After I tested her feet power, I have to rest in the nurse room for 1 hour).

 C's face was tomato red after seeing A again.

5.Simile

Simile is to compare something to something else by using the word (like) or (as).

Example: His heart is as brave as a lion.

6.Alliteration

Alliteration is to repeat or use the same letter or sound at the beginning of the word.

Example: Rain races ripping like wind its restless rage rattles like rocks ripping through the air.

Love is for luck, lack of love is lonely, but life is unfair. You should leave and let her

live with him. Chayo quote, Nov 2020

7. Hyperbole

Hyperbole is to use exaggerated words or statements to make the story or text more exciting.

Example: I believe two million percent that Mr.M. will give me a bonus because of this meme.

Principal R. is eating chocolate while ordering the instruction for teachers.

“I am 100 million percent sure that I will be the next principal,” said Mr.M.

8.Flashback

Flashback is when the timeline is earlier than the main story, a character thinks about the past.

Example: When I am going through hard times I will think about my grandpa’s teaching word “never stop  even you have already succeeded in your mission.”

English is not difficult. This is what I did when I was a kid.

9. Symbolism

Symbolism is art or logo to make people understand what are you talking about.

Example: 1.Red rose mean love and romance.

2. White means pure and good.

3.Black means evil and death.

More than word can say.

10. Imagery

Imagery is to create images in the mind of the readers to make them feel like they are in the situation. By using descriptive words, there are 5 senses that give you images in your mind and they are what you see, touch, taste,  hear, and lastly smell.

Example: The foggy smoke in front of the enormous rocky red cliff. There are big muscled soldiers standing on top of the cliff with gigantic long-barreled cannons trying to shoot at us.

Going to my new school like going to war, in the very early morning I need an hour to prepare a lot of stuff to go to school. I am forced to wear strictly uniform, tug in my shirt, necktie, belt, black socks, black leather shoes. I need to bring a chrome book bag, learning bag, PE bag, running shoes, water bottle, art and project works, etc. When arriving at school, I need to push all my stuff into my tiny lockers.

That all about 10 techniques of figurative language.